Here’s how it works. NASA astronaut Russell Schweickart's career-defining moment came thanks to a camera problem. During a spacewalk on the Apollo 9 mission, his colleague's movie camera jammed ...

Here’s how it works. A camera glitch gave spacewalking Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart five of the most profound minutes of his life. Schweickart, the lunar module pilot on NASA's Apollo 9 ...

Schweickart, a rangy and congenial former astronaut known as Rusty, was the first man to fly a lunar module in space and the first to take an untethered space walk. He was also the Apollo program ...

Two of the astronauts -- Apollo 9’s Rusty Schweickart and shuttle and space station veteran Ed Lu -- have helped establish a foundation on the issue. “There are always natural disasters ...

Omega Speedmaster given to Apollo 9 astronaut is one of just 28 numbered watches. It could well head into the millions. Find ...

Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, who piloted the lunar module in March of 1969, says Armstrong had a great sense of humor. "Not a lot of people were aware of [it], but he was a very modest and ...

Its co-founders include Queen guitarist Brian May, Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, and filmmaker Grigorij Richters. This year, in honor of Asteroid Day, the Asteroid Foundation will host a ...

Read the proposal here. "We are honored to present the inaugural Schweickart Prize to Joe DeMartini," said Rusty Schweickart, co-founder of B612 Foundation and Apollo 9 astronaut. "Joe's proposal ...

Read the proposal here. "We are honored to present the inaugural Schweickart Prize to Joe DeMartini," said Rusty Schweickart, co-founder of B612 Foundation and Apollo 9 astronaut. "Joe's proposal ...